When Andrew Francis abruptly departed, it shocked Hawkeye nation. Francis’ departure marked the first Assistant Coach to leave Fran McCaffery’s side on the Iowa basketball team’s bench since he came to Iowa City nearly a decade ago.
As soon as Francis was gone, speculation swirled rampantly as Iowa basketball fans began wondering if there could be a few former Iowa basketball guys in the mix for the job.
While Iowa basketball fans were on the right track that Fran McCaffery would want to hire someone with program familiarity, I don’t believe any fans were expecting this announcement.